As I write this, our nation’s big election is still a few days away. I have no idea who will come out the victor of that contest, but I think…
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When’s the last time you had a vacation? What keeps you, me, us from having a vacation? Is it due to lack of time or money? Or both? When my…
Many Americans are turning to bonsai to reduce stress. So said the headline I saw this morning. For those of you whose bonsai knowledge begins and ends with Mr. Miyagi,…
What is a “perfect” parent? What about a perfect “Christian parent”? Did you ever contemplate that God as the perfect parent had His first born children (Adam and Eve) out…
My single son recently sent me a picture of his attempts at flower gardening. It was cute. Four or five little plants stuck in a container outside his little, tiny…
It’s summer now, or at least the weather is warming up and perhaps you have a little extra free time. Maybe you have kids at your house or friends and…
Have you heard or read the Scripture from Matthew to “love your neighbor as yourself”? That’s a tall order that may leave you asking, “how can I do that?!” Today we’ll talk about some prayers and Scriptures that can help us renew our minds and wrap our brains around this difficult commandment.
Have you ever wondered if there’s any point in memorizing Scripture? You can always just look up what you need to know, right? Well, not necessarily. Sometimes you need the wisdom and comfort of God’s Word in a crisis, or a time of temptation…
In the past few years, there’s been a lot of talk about how worry, anxiety, and fear trigger our fight/flight response and how harmful that is for our health. If you’re ready to put a stop to your worrying, but you don’t know where to start, read on for a few thoughts to get you on the right track.
If you’re a new Christian, or maybe thinking about becoming a Christian, someone may have told you the next step is to start reading the Bible. But what’s the best way to get started?
Have you seen YouVersion’s Daily Refresh? Every day, a new Verse of the Day Story is posted which usually includes a video, a Scripture, a guided prayer, questions to think about, and shareable social media graphics of the verse. There’s also a separate guided prayer section that helps you go deeper in prayer with Scripture and questions. The content is powerful and easily accessible on your phone, but if you’re looking for studies that go a bit deeper…
Everybody loves the handprint turkey, but if you’re looking for some additional or different craft ideas for Thanksgiving, look no further! Whether you would like the kids’ help with handmade decorations, or something for them to do to keep them out of the kitchen
Sometimes when you’re going through a difficult time in life, you need perspective. I needed to hear this, you might need it too. Try to remember: grapes must be crushed…
If you have been stressing out and worrying about some things in your life, that’s pretty common. I have as well. It comes and goes in seasons- worrying about kids, worrying about money, worrying about this or that. Well, instead of worrying about all the things that could go wrong, how about you and I decide to put our faith in God? One word from Him…
In this day and age of arguing online, it can be really challenging to control your responses to people who have drastically different views from your own. I will be the first to say, when someone disagrees with me…
